Sarai Reyes
Tucson,AZ
Summary
Youth Care Professional with strong background in supporting and mentoring adolescents. Skilled in conflict resolution, crisis intervention, and creating safe, nurturing environments. Focused on team collaboration and achieving positive outcomes. Reliable, adaptable, and empathetic with excellent communication and problem-solving abilities. I am passionate about creating a safe and positive environment for people to thrive and grow.”
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Youth Care Worker
Southwest Key Programs
Tucson, AZ
04.2018 - 05.2021
- Knowledge of working with unaccompanied minors including ORR.
- Experience working in migration and refugee services.
- Conduct intake services by completing necessary paperwork of youth in to the facility.
- Ensured all forms and progress notes in Southwest key's web based program met compliance with state and federal requirements. (ETO & UAC Portal)
- Assisted with crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and offered peer counseling with the Case Management and Clinical Department. (CPI trained)
- Provide Direct Care Services to youth to ensure that ratios and appropriate supervision levels are continuously meet as per state and federal requirements.
- Maintain an environment that is physically and emotional safe for our clients.
- Planned and coordinated special educational events, recreational events, and academic classes.
Site-Coordinator
YMCA
05.2018 - 07.2018
- Assigned to another program site and act as a leadership substitute at another Childs program site.
- Responsible for the day-to-day supervision of program and site staff (group leaders)
- Always looking for the overall development and guidance of the Childcare Program.
- Assist in the distribution of medications to youth/children as prescribed by Medical Provider.
- Knowledge of licensed program procedures.
- Coordinated daily operations of youth and community programs to ensure effective service delivery.
Driver Education Leader
YMCA
05.2017 - 08.2017
- Escort small children across roads and highways.
- Prepare and submit reports that may include the number of passengers or trips hourly.
- Delivered safe and timely transportation for program participants, ensuring adherence to all safety protocols.
- Maintained vehicle cleanliness and functionality through regular inspections and maintenance checks.
Youth Group Leader
YMCA
06.2013 - 08.2017
- Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, making copies, fax, editing internal paperwork, making and receiving phone calls.
- Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, administrator, and other professionals to discuss children's progress, resolve behavioral and other problems, and to determinate priorities for student's needs.
- Experience in After and Before School Programs.
- Attend meetings, educational conferences and training workshop.
- Observe and monitor children's play activities.
- Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behavior and related issues.
- Organize and participate in recreational activities and outings, such as games and field trips.
- Help children with homework and schoolwork.
- Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents or guardians' attention.
- Prepare materials and classroom for activities.
Education
High School Diploma -
12-2010
Some College (No Degree) -
Skills
- Experience with Children
- Youth supervision
- Multicultural sensitivity
- Behavior management
- Child development
- Mental health support
- Adolescent counseling
- Community services coordination
- High-risk populations identification
- Foster care youth
- File management
- Case management
- Family support and services
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Effective communication
- Clinical documentation
- Professionalism
- Crisis intervention
- Adaptability
- Self-care techniques
Certification
- Driver's License
- First Aid and CPR Certification
- CPI certification
- Finger Print Card.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Site-Coordinator - YMCA
05.2018 - 07.2018
Youth Care Worker - Southwest Key Programs
04.2018 - 05.2021
Driver Education Leader - YMCA
05.2017 - 08.2017
Youth Group Leader - YMCA
06.2013 - 08.2017
PPEP TEC - High School Diploma,
PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Some College (No Degree),
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